Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk 2 thrown into chaos as undercard fighter fails anti-doping test just days before event
A SCHEDULED undercard bout for Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk 2 has been cancelled due to a failed drugs test.
British super-bantamweight Dennis McCann has been pulled from his meeting with Peter McGrail after an “adverse finding” was discovered in his anti-doping test.
An update from Turki Alalshikh, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority and the mastermind behind the huge battles that take place in Saudi Arabia, on Friday evening read: “The Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) has today informed all relevant parties that Dennis McCann has returned an adverse finding following an anti-doping test conducted in advance of his upcoming bout.
“Mr. McCann’s scheduled fight next Saturday will no longer take place, as the relevant parties investigate the matter further.
“No further comment on this will be made at this time.”
The Brit’s promoter, Frank Warren‘s Queensberry, also confirmed the cancellation.
McCann is the current European super-bantamweight champion, having claimed the title in July.
At just 23 years old he is also British and Commonwealth champion.
McCann vs McGrail was one of five scheduled undercard fights for Fury vs Usyk 2.
The main event is set for next Saturday, December 21, in Riyadh.
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Fury insists he won’t make the mistake of trying to outbox Usyk in their crunch rematch.
The former unified heavyweight champion said: “I’ve always been a bad man my whole life, and I’m still one today at nearly 40 years old, a few years off 40.
“I’m going to go in there with destroy mode. Last time I went to box him, I was being cautious.
“Anybody can get caught as we have seen in a lot of these heavyweight fights.
“But this time I’m not going for a points decision. I’m going to knock that motherf****r out.”